questions to ask Doctor

[hd2]

I'm seeing my cardio doctor next week to talk about pulmonary vein ablation what do I ask him? He has talk about a pacemaker in the past. thanks

[hd2]

I will take the list of qu estion with me I have paroxsmal AF going on two years and am symptomactic my bp raise and had to go on meds is better now has had all test even wearing monitor for a month and event monitor more tham I ever wanted to. My life has become sitting on the couch and trying to keep house and I can't Keep a clean house or shop ect. I"m ready for anything that can help mr agin thank you all for your responses.

[Bromley]

How often are PVI's successful in eliminating atrial fibrillation?
What are the risks?
What do they do they ensure patient safety?
Who will be on hand to support the team if problems arise?
Do they use TEE to monitor for blood clots during the procedure?
What are the repercussions of getting pulmonary vein stenosis, and how is it dealt with?
How do they do it?
How will the doctor and support staff be taking care of me after the procedure?
How does the doctor assess his success rate?
When faced with challenges, who does he get to help him?

If I can think of more, I'll put em in here. But I am sure other members of the community will have some ideas too.

[chicky2001]

Just to add, my mother didn't have to go through all the EP studies and tests and ablations either.

[chicky2001]

I'd ask him why not just put in the pacemaker and skip the rest.  I just put a question on the forum myself about something similar.  I have no problem with getting a pacemaker.  

I really can't see messing with ablation which may or may not work when I know a pacemaker will work and stop messing around with tests.

Maybe pacemakers are as good as I think they are, but my mother lived a very long life because of one.  She sure felt better too.